“lady”
11 fragments across 8 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 5 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.
Across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from creatures outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Dwarf, has 2.
Dis initial · dris final
- Dislind
Dis lady + lind shield
lady shield
- Disrikka
Dis lady + rikka ruler
lady ruler
- Disbrid
Dis lady + brid bride
lady bride
- Lodadris
Loda ember + dris lady
ember lady
- Odadris
Oda wealth + dris lady
wealth lady
- Skaradris
Skara notch + dris lady
notch lady
Nerys initial · Freya initial
- Nerys Seadog
Nerys lady + seadog sea dog
lady, called the sea dog
- Nerys the Wanderer
Nerys lady + the wanderer wanderer
lady, called the wanderer
- Nerys One-Eye
Nerys lady + one-eye one eye
lady, called the one eye
- Freya Driftwood
Freya lady + driftwood driftwood
lady, called the driftwood
- Freya the Lucky
Freya lady + the lucky lucky
lady, called the lucky
- Freya the Sour
Freya lady + the sour sour
lady, called the sour
Frey initial · dis final
- Freythorn
Frey lady + thorn sharp spine
lady sharp spine
- Freypelt
Frey lady + pelt fur skin
lady fur skin
- Freybriar
Frey lady + briar prickly bush
lady prickly bush
- Wrendis
Wren little bird + dis lady
little bird lady
- Ashdis
Ash ash tree + dis lady
ash tree lady
- Eirdis
Eir mercy + dis lady
mercy lady
essa final
- Geressa
Ger spear + essa lady
spear lady
- Evessa
Ev life + essa lady
life lady
- Sibessa
Sib wise + essa lady
wise lady
ara final
- Rialisara
Rialis shimmer + ara lady
shimmer lady
- Elorilara
Eloril dawn light + ara lady
dawn light lady
- Irellara
Irell ripple + ara lady
ripple lady
donna final
- Serenadonna
Serena calm + donna lady
calm lady
- Luciadonna
Lucia light + donna lady
light lady
- Vigidonna
Vigi watchful + donna lady
watchful lady
Kira initial
- Kira Fominichna
Kira lady + fominichna daughter of Foma
lady, daughter of Foma
- Kira Ivanovna
Kira lady + ivanovna daughter of Ivan
lady, daughter of Ivan
- Kira Yevgenyevna
Kira lady + yevgenyevna daughter of Yevgeny
lady, daughter of Yevgeny
Domni initial
- Domnitikha
Domni lady + tikha quiet
lady-quiet
- Domnivale
Domni lady + vale valley
lady-valley
- Domnirosen
Domni lady + rosen roses
lady-roses
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “lady”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
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